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Matt Baker, Representative (R) in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, stated the following in his June 11, 2017 editorial titled "Why Oppose Legalizing Marijuana," available at sungazette.com:
“There is a substantial amount of misleading information, causing many to believe that marijuana is harmless and is a panacea and miracle drug for a plethora of medical diseases, when the substantiated medical research that has been conducted up to this point simply does not support these claims.
That’s why the leading professional medical organizations do not support legalization of marijuana outside the FDA approval process.
As a lawmaker, it is not my place to do an end run around the FDA and legalize artisanal drugs that people can grow, make products from and then sell for Commonwealth citizens to take, all without approval of the FDA, and outside what current medical practice allows.”
June 11, 2017